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Foldable phones

5 published articles

iOS & iPhone5 min read

Analysis: Apple bets on a folding iPhone

iPhone Duo arrives at $1,999 with Apple's flagship AI still in beta

Apple's first foldable costs $1,999 and leans on a new Siri AI that Apple itself labels a beta. The specs are loud; the parts that will decide the launch are quieter.

2026-09-24

Mobile3 min read

Consumer hardware: the foldable weight race

Samsung's lightest fold loses 75 grams and gains an unverifiable superlative

Samsung's newsroom says its new fold is the world's lightest at 201 grams, down from 276 in 2019. Weighing that claim requires rivals the post never names.

2026-09-15

Mobile4 min read

Foldables & wearables

Pre-orders up 30% as Samsung splits its foldable line three ways

Samsung splits its foldable line into three distinct experiences, and early demand is strong: pre-orders are up more than 30%. The Fold8 Ultra is the company's slimmest Z Fold yet at 4.1 mm, and the new watches push further into health tracking.

2026-08-12

Mobile4 min read

Agentic AI

Samsung's newest foldables pitch the agent, not the hinge

Samsung's eighth-generation foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8, launched July 22 with agentic AI as their lead story. The hardware legacy is real; the launch material sells the agent, not the hinge.

2026-08-11

Mobile4 min read

Galaxy Z series, Galaxy Unpacked July 2026

Inside Samsung's new Galaxy Z foldables: titanium thinner than a human hair

Samsung's Z series now relies on Flex Titanium, a display support with a titanium film one-third the thickness of a human hair and a module that is 10% thinner. Hardware chief Sunghoon Moon walks through the material science, the battery rethink and the 100-plus durability tests behind the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8.

2026-08-11